DIVISION 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES 15000-15702›CHAPTER 3. Semifinal Official Canvass 15150-15290›ARTICLE 5. Manual Vote Count in the Precinct 15270-15281

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California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

As soon as the polls are finally closed, the precinct board shall commence to count the votes by taking the ballots cast, unopened, out of the box and counting them to ascertain whether the number of ballots corresponds with the number of signatures on the roster. The precinct board shall make a record upon the roster of the number of ballots in the ballot box, the number of signatures on the roster, and the difference, if any.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)

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